New PC coming - how do I transfer stuff from the old one?

pullandbang

Hi folks.
To start with I'm a muppet when it comes to computers. I don't understand the terminology, the techie speak or any of that stuff.

Anyway, my PC (5 years old) is on it's last legs and I have a new one on the way. How do I get the stuff I want to keep like Outlook Express and all the emails therein across onto the new computer?

I have an external hard drive attached already which I'll keep - that holds all my photos/music etc. I'm really thinking of my Kapersky AV, my emails as mentioned and any other bits and pieces I may need.

Now don't tell me to "back up" 'cos I've no idea how to do that.

antod

pullandbang wrote: »

Hi folks.
To start with I'm a muppet when it comes to computers. I don't understand the terminology, the techie speak or any of that stuff.

Anyway, my PC (5 years old) is on it's last legs and I have a new one on the way. How do I get the stuff I want to keep like Outlook Express and all the emails therein across onto the new computer?

I have an external hard drive attached already which I'll keep - that holds all my photos/music etc. I'm really thinking of my Kapersky AV, my emails as mentioned and any other bits and pieces I may need.

Now don't tell me to "back up"

get youself a transfer cable you get one in agros around 20euro.

antod

pullandbang wrote: »

Hi folks.
To start with I'm a muppet when it comes to computers. I don't understand the terminology, the techie speak or any of that stuff.

Anyway, my PC (5 years old) is on it's last legs and I have a new one on the way. How do I get the stuff I want to keep like Outlook Express and all the emails therein across onto the new computer?

I have an external hard drive attached already which I'll keep - that holds all my photos/music etc. I'm really thinking of my Kapersky AV, my emails as mentioned and any other bits and pieces I may need.

Now don't tell me to "back up"

http://www.amazon.com/USB-DirectLink-Data-Transfer-Cable/dp/B000BL6IZO

calex71

:eek: no need to spend money doing , you have an external hard drive so use the files and setting transfer wizard to go from on pc to the other using the hard drive as the middle man so to speak.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457074.aspx

pullandbang

Is this the cable I need?

Dancor

pullandbang wrote: »

Is this the cable I need?

As said above, there is no need for a transfer cable. Use the external disk.

pullandbang

Just had a quick browse on the instructions linked - they mention 3.5" floppy disks. Who the fcuk still has floppy disks let alone somewhere to stick them?

duckysauce

pay someone who does;)

RolandIRL

get an ethernet cable.

pickarooney

http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb%3Ben-us%3B270670&x=15&y=11

For your email.

You'll need to reinstall your AntiVirus with the CD or by downloading it.